Hey there.
My name is matt allard.
I'm a writer living in Los Angeles, CA. I also make pictures.
I have published two collections of short stories, To Slow Down The Time (2010) and Pops and Clicks (2013), and my writing has been featured as part of Sing Statistic’s Reverence Library and printed in The South Loop Review. I'm currently at work on my first novel.
As a photographer, I most like to shoot lifestyle photos, and I often partner with businesses to create branded social content on Instagram.
I grew up in Michigan and I have a Bachelor of Arts degree from Columbia College Chicago. I love a good coffee or craft beer and practicing yoga.
If you'd like to work together, ask a question, or just say hello—please don't hesitate to reach out. I'd be happy to hear from you at hello@matthewallard.com.
Thanks for stopping by!
Writing
Lifelong friends battle an illness threatening to disconnect their relationship. A boy scandalously attracted to books comes to terms with his unconventional sexuality. Twin girls, longing to be different, encounter a great white shark. A sheltered country boy runs off to the city and discovers friendship without ever leaving his apartment. Matthew Allard’s fiction debut is filled with obsessive teenagers, scorned women, and unreliable men; but throughout, it brims with characters simply trying to lasso a moment of happiness, sometimes under rather curious conditions.
Printed alongside the 19 Ian Dingman illustrations which inspired them, the stories in To Slow Down The Time come together to provide a charming snapshot of modern storytelling. (2010)
The Awl (10/10)
Case Studies in Successful Self Publishing: “To Slow Down The Time”
The Millions (11/11)
Do it Yourself: Self-Published Authors Take Matters Into Their Own Hands
POPS AND CLICKS is Matthew Allard’s second story collection. In “When We Are Giraffes,” a lovable graphic artist, battling mental illness, finds comfort and tests the fragile limits of his marriage after purchasing a giraffe outfit from the Home Shopping Channel. In “Love Machine,” a nameless protagonist constructs an elaborate device in hopes of making his crush feel the same way. And in “Everyone Here Is Happy,” a teenager explores the ripe edge of adulthood while struggling to connect with her astronaut father who lives—quite literally—in another world. Thoughtful, funny, and surreal, these nine stories examine modern relationships, from parents and siblings to strangers and lovers, revealing the complex and mysterious ways our lives intersect. (2013)
Vanity Fair (12/12)
Agenda: “Pops and Clicks”
Dooce.com (11/12)
Stuff I Found While Looking Around
Pictures
I shoot a wide variety of subjects, but I'm most drawn to cataloguing my own life in Southern California with pops of color and bright, clean compositions.
Past clients include adidas, Amazon Video, American Express, AT&T, GAP, Guinness, Pepsi Co., United Airlines, and more...
